in oakland, abc 7 new news. >> bart workers turned out tonight for rally and march in oakland organized by the union and supported by some star power. actor danny glover joined the cause. allen has that part of the story. >> just got word that all 3 unions just gave their 72 hour notice. [applause]. >>reporter: announcement made its way to oakland city hall where 300 union members had just finished marching on bart head quarter investigators put pressure on upper management. >> we want contract we want a contract. >>reporter: it wasn't long before bart passengers heard the news. >> again. wow! that's crazy. i have no idea how to get to work now. >>reporter: union will continue bargaining down to the wire. but a lot of passengers are preparing for the worst. >> at that time ferry takes twice as long and cost 2 to three times as much. >> we want bart to negotiate on soiled principal. >>reporter: rally got a boost from other none bart union but some passengers who backed the union aren't sure how long the sympathy will hold out if there's a strike. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> bay area trans

in oakland, abc 7 new news. >> bart workers turned out tonight for rally and march in oakland organized by the union and supported by some star power. actor danny glover joined the cause. allen has that part of the story. >> just got word that all 3 unions just gave their 72 hour notice. [applause]. >>reporter: announcement made its way to oakland city hall where 300 union members had just finished marching on bart head quarter investigators put pressure on upper management. >> we want contract we want a contract. >>reporter: it wasn't long before bart passengers heard the news. >> again. wow! that's crazy. i have no idea how to get to work now. >>reporter: union will continue bargaining down to the wire. but a lot of passengers are preparing for the worst. >> at that time ferry takes twice as long and cost 2 to three times as much. >> we want bart to negotiate on soiled principal. >>reporter: rally got a boost from other none bart union but some passengers who backed the union aren't sure how long the sympathy will hold out if there's a strike oakland, abc 7 news. >> bay area transit a

in oakland, abc 7 new news. >> bart workers turned out tonight for rally and march in oakland organizedy the union and supported by some star power. actor danny glover joined the cause. allen has that part of the story. >> just got word tha all 3 unions just gave their 72 hour notice. [applause]. >>reporter: announcement made its way to oakland city hall where 300 union members had just finished marching on bart head quarter investigators put .ressure on upper management >> we want contract we want a contract. >>reporter: it wasn't long before bart passengers heard the news. >> again. wow! that's crazy. i have no idea how to get to work now. >>reporter: union will continue bargaining down to the wire. but a lot of passengers are preparing for the worst. >> at that time ferry takes twice as long and cost 2 to three times as much. >> we want bart to negotiate on soiled principal. >>reporter: rally got a boost from other none bart union but some passengers who backed the union aren't sure how long the sympathy will hold out if there's a strike. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> bay area transitre

live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc 7 news.com, including alternative transit options and realtime traffic maps. you can download the abc 7 news ways map to help navigate the freeways. >>> tonight's other headline fraens san francisco police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man on market street. it happened just before 10:00 on jones street. the victim was taken to san francisco general. a 19-year-old college student was shot to death after someone fired in to the car she was riding in. officers believe the bullet was meant for somebody else. contra costa county held the first buy back program today. they received gift cards for turning in unwanted firearms. law enforcement says the buyback resources the number of weapons on the street. >>> in richmond, police arrested 200 protesters during a rally at the chevron refinery. they were all cited and released. in all 2500 people joined in the protest marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the august 6th refinery fire. >>> authorities have identified the source

live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc 7 news.com, including alternative transit options and realtime traffic maps. you can download the abc 7 news ways map to help navigate the freeways. >>> tonight's other headline fraens san francisco police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man on market street. it happened just before 10:00 on jones street. the victim was taken to san francisco general. a 19-year-old college student was shot to death after someone fired in to the car she was riding in. officers believe the bullet was meant for somebody else. contra costa county held the first buy back program today. they received gift cards for turning in unwanted firearms. law enforcement says the buyback resources the number of weapons on the street. >>> in richmond, police arrested 200 protesters during a rally at the chevron refinery. they were all cited and released. in all 2500 people joined in the protest marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the august 6th refinery fire. >>> authorities have identified the source

in east oakland abc 7 news. >> nick, thank you very much we know oakland police have been dealing with two other high profile unsolved murders over the past month. nick just told but an 8-year-old killed when opening the front door of a friend's house july 17th.1).ç someone outside oakland fire a beloved oakland dog walker killed. the 66-year-old shot as she drove near her home ash 1:30 in the afternoon. police have not made arrests neither case. >> we'll stay in oakland efforts intensifying to find a 50-year-old woman, sandra coke. family friends and co-workers began leafletting in areas where coke may have gone the night she disappeared she told her daughter she was go tg talk with someone about her dog. >> she told her daughter she planned to stop as a wall greens and that was the last she was heard from. >> coke works as a death penalty appeals investigator her boss doesn't think anyone connected to the cases were kidnap her. another theory is that it may have been something to do with a recent internet date. >> the threat of another bart strike is intensifying this afternoon. bart

in oakland abc 7 news. >> heather, thank you. now thousands of bart riders caught in the milleddel of the labor zpu. a labor rally is just getting underway. nick you smoke spoek to some riders today. >> i'm going to tell you i've heard people who are already ready to put workers up on that proverbial cross. 100 workers representing various unions, here for a rally. at 6:00 they're going to march down to the bart headquarters. i tell you theme was frustration it couldn't have been more clear they do not want another strike. >> pension is a big problem, right? >> well, it appears to be. bart workers gearing up to put brakes on service and riders not happy about it. >> i found bout that this morning and it was challenging. >> commuters say getting around is hard enough. >> this is hard times. we're hurting. and so this service is needed desperately. >> commuters are directing anger at bart and workers. >> i imagine at sometime people working on bart will accept minute pal. >> pay part of the pension and health care, everybody else d

in oakland abc 7 news. >> join us monday torning to see how threat sim pacting monday morning commute. a look at traffic and transit along with the rest of the morning news at 4:00 a.m. monday. >> as we put together several resources for to you turn to. you can down load our exclusive waze traffic app to help you navigate around tie ups and for developments on contract negotiations and commute, follow us on twitter. >> what may be a grim development in the search for a missing bay area woman. sandra coke has been missing and this afternoon investigators found a body near vacaville. we do not know if sit san drai dra atment th moment. >> this street is cherry glenn road. just off of interstate 80 across the highway from lagoon valley park. just down the road here, is where the body was found in an area thick with trees and under brush this, has been a long night and day for searchers. police, fbi and sevm teams have searched three square mile area around the fair grounds launching a boat with dogs trained to detect human remains in water. the search was fruitless. by mid day operations

i'm live in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. if there is another bart strike we put together a full range of resources for you. you can find as far as swells on amount in a tiffs. you can down load our traffic app to help you negotiate the freeways. it's all in one spot. >> goodwill is close to getting all clear for a bed bug scare. bug experts started inspecting today and early word sen couraging. abc 7 news slif from burlingame tonight with the latest. wayne? >> this donation center behind me is closed. it has been closed most of the day. they sent employees home early. boy 11:00 they had a bed bug sniffing dog on the zone. today at least, the burlingame bed bug scare ended with a handshake, smiles, a pat on the back then depar tu of unnamed bed bug sniffing dog. >> i think they're a little overly cautious. it's a good thing. i think people appreciate that. >> the scare began friday night and intake center for 33 donation sites. and inspections prompted good will to throw out donations to fill a truck. >> i think hoping everyo

abc 7 news is live for us in oakland. laura? >> we're there, today, here at the caltrans building we're told the governor's committee will get to it. we're told the governor wants their report done and on the desk by friday. >> with the strike averted for another week, bart workers and supporters took time to rally in oakland wondering if a seven day review of negotiations will come out in their favor. >> i think the governor did it because bart proved inept at bargaining with to us get a deal. we want a contract. we're motivated but there is another agenda going on on bart management side. >> the union claims negotiators barely have been at the table and when they have, have bargained in bad faith. >> we've offered several proposals. >> the bart spokesperson says the claims are untrue. >> we negotiated good faith put morgue money on the table, raising our salary proposal. so it's thoufl hear them calling it productive. it only went in one direction, that was us. >> the governor is prepared to impose the cooling off. >> this lab

in oakland abc 7 news. >> that is a good story. >> it is fun z we're enjoying lovely weerj we are. -skies just sunny. >> yeah. >> any day is a great baseball day for me. here is a look at a marine layer earlier today but coastal clouds have disappeared. sunny skies right now from coast to inland. we may see low clouds returning. a live view look how bright above the golden gate. temperatures 61 in san francisco. 67 oakland. 70 mountain view. and 74 los gatos. another live view of a beautiful blue sky from our camera. and we have current temperatures 77 in jant rosa and concord. 77 also in fairfield. 70 novato. 71, napa. take a look at forecast with sclin of san francisco in the back line. temperatures we low average but a pleasant day. minor changes throughout the weekend. temperatures bouncing up and going back down. no maij yeerm up or cool down next few days. fog pattern interesting starting out with a lot of it in early morning hours giving way to sunny skies into after the noon. a couple locations were a degree or two milder than yesterday. here is what's happening into upper

in oakland abc 7 news. >> well there is more still ahead tonight a north bay beach is closed followinga great white sighting and possible connection to a whale there. >> ns also, bay area people who can say they were there. the anniversary of the march on washington and special awards being presented tonight. >> a look at progress that construction crews made today on the bay bridge. why hard part could be still to come. >> kids and concussions. efforts >>> stintson beach is closed for the next five days after a great white shark was seen swimming in the surf by a life guard at the beach. the sighting led the park service to declare water off limits but the beach is still open. you can stay on the sand off course. officials think the shark may have been attract bid a young and slightly bleeding fin whale that died on the beach yesterday morning. experts figured out the whale calf had trauma to the sterning and bleeding around the heart they have found other signs of trauma but no broken bones they cannot say with certainty why that whale died. >> next week marks 50th anniversary of the

abc 7 news is live for us in oakland. laura? >> we're there, today, here at the caltrans building we're told the governor's committee will get to it. we're told the governor wants their report done and on the desk by friday. >> with the strike averted for another week, bart workers and supporters took time to rally in oakland wondering if a seven day review of negotiations will come out in their favor. >> i think the governor did it because bart proved inept at bargaining with to us get a deal. we want a contract. we're motivated but there is another agenda going on on bart management side. >> the union claims negotiators barely have been at the table and when they have, have bargained in bad faith. >> we've offered s several proposals. >> the bart spokesperson says the claims are untrue. >> we negotiated good faith put morgue money on the table, raising our salary proposal. so it's thoufl hear them calling it productive. it only went in one direction, that was us. >> the governor is prepared to impose the cooling off. >> this l

information about a missing toddler. 22-month-old daphne webb was reported missing by her father in oakland in july. abc news reporter lillian kim has details on the search. >> reporter: the family gathered in prayer before search teams headed out. dozens of volunteers combed the trails and oakland area in hopes of finding the 22-month-old girl. >> if he found something, he would sit at the source. and i would go running up and i would call him away because it would be a crime scene. so we'd want to preserve it as well as we could. >> reporter: daphne has been missing since july 10th. her father, john webb is a person of interest. he claims his daughter disappeared when he left her in the car with his 87-year-old mother. they say they are committed as ever to solving this case. >> with the investigative team we have here i am confident we will find out what happened to this baby. >> reporter: there were moments of hope. they found shovels and a pick they thought could be related to the disappearance. police called in a helicopter to take aerial photos of the area but in the end they came up m. family me

in oakland abc 7 news. >> well there is more still ahead tonight a north bay beach is closed followinga great white sighting and possible connection to a whale there. >> ns also, bay area people who can say they were there. the anniversary of the march on washington and special awards being presented tonight. >> a look at progress that construction crews made today on the bay bridge. why hard part could be still to come. >> kids and concussions. efforts >>> stintson beach is closed for the next five days after a great white shark was seen swimming in the surf by a life guard at the beach. the sighting led the park service to declare water off limits but the beach is still open. you can stay on the sand off course. officials think the shark may have been attract bid a young and slightly bleeding fin whale that died on the beach yesterday morning. experts figured out the whale calf had trauma to the sterning and bleeding around the heart they have found other signs of trauma but no broken bones they cannot say with certainty why that whale died. >> next week marks 50th anniversary of the

reporting live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> as soon as the judge makes a decision on the cooling off period, we will bring it to you on abc 7 news.com and twitter. join us at an earlier time monday morning for updates on the back to work commute. eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >> during an arrest attempt at the north end of moorhead lake in idaho, the suspect james lee dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent. hannah was successfully rescue and appears in pretty good shape. >> a homicide suspect in a very rugged area and we have a 16-year-old girl we wanted to bring home safely. we wanted it to end safely and wanted her home. that's what

in oakland abc 7 news. >> that is a good story. >> it is fun z we're enjoying lovely weerj we are.skies just sunny. >> yeah. >> any day is a great baseball day for me. here is a look at a marine layer earlier today but coastal clouds have disappeared. sunny skies right now from coast to inland. we may see low clouds returning. a live view look how bright above the golden gate. temperatures 61 in san francisco. 67 oakland. 70 mountain view. and 74 los gatos. another live view of a beautiful blue sky from our camera. and we have current temperatures 77 in jant rosa and concord. 77 also in fairfield. 70 novato. 71, napa. take a look at forecast with sclin of san francisco in the back line. temperatures we low average but a pleasant day. minor changes throughout the weekend. temperatures bouncing up and going back down. no maij yeerm up or cool down next few days. fog pattern interesting starting out with a lot of it in early morning hours giving way to sunny skies into after the noon. a couple locations were a degree or two milder than yesterday. here is what's happening into upper at

reporting live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> as soon as the judge makes a period, we will bring it to you on abc 7 news.com and twitter. join us at an earlier time monday morning for updates on the back to work commute. eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >> during an arrest attempt at the north end of moorhead lake in idaho, the suspect james lee dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent. hannah was successfully rescue and appears in pretty good shape. >> a homicide suspect in a very rugged area and we have a 16-year-old girl we wanted to bring home safely. we wanted it to end safely and wanted her home. that's what happened. >> 200 speciall

in oakland, abc 7 news. >> more sports to talk b.international jury now investigating cheating allegationsinst defending america cup champion oracle usa team owned by larry. last week oracle officials acknowledge that 3 of the smaller catamaran were illegally modified during last year warm-up race for the 34th america cup. all the boat had weight added to them. the management denies knowing anything about that or who put the weight there but that is a denial that doesn't fly with the other skipper's. >> i know everything about my team. i necessity every single scaw goes on the yacht for my team so surprise about that. maybe not really on top of the team. >> jury investigating this incident can sanction oracle including a fine or forfeiture of certain races. can't even take the drastic step of disqualifying oracle in the america cup which starts on september 7th on san francisco basement it would be highly unexpected they would dq the team all together. kick him out of the race. not that many boats in the race to begin w.sandy is in for spencer tonight. i suppose it's good sailing weather o

live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> thank you, kyra. >>> and commuters are taking advantage of b.a.r.t. this weekend. though, friday was not your normal commute, b.a.r.t. saw the fourth highest ridership ever. 450,000 people rode b.a.r.t. one day after more than 475,000 people rode on thursday. train will continue runningover overnight through the holiday weekend until tuesday morning. ferries were also packed today, there's expanded service heading across the bay. there's also extra service to angel island through the holiday weekend. >>> and here's a look at some of the biggest events drawing thousands across the bay area. they include the art festival, oakland pride and the cal bears first game of the season. and another live look at the nonstop work happening on the new bridge. we are streaming live images of our camera at abc7news.com. look at commuter resources on b.a.r.t., ac transit and the bay ferries. and explore the traffic maps to see where the worst gridlock is during the closure. and we'll notify our twitter followers, follow u us @abc7newsbayarea. >>> a deadly overnight s

in oakland, abc news. >> the governor has the authority to call a 60-day cooling-off period, but he has not received a request from either bart or the union. >>> carpooling could be the key to reducing traffic congestion if there is a strike. officials expect 10% more traffic this time compared to the first strike last month. many commuters are expected to turn to ride sharing apps to find rides. during the last strike the sidecar, uber and lift found a 50% increase in drivers and riders. the ride sharing app carma is offering cash back for those who sign up. another option is ferries, the sfa ferry will run extra ferries. there will be 13 vessels system-wide instead of the normal eight. golden gate transit will not have additional service but two of its boats will be used by bay ferry. other public transit agencies are gearing up for the possibility of a bart strike. sam tran said it would provide a shuttle service from daly city and como bart station to san francisco. cal trains may add additional service as it is permitted. ac transit plans to add transbay buses but it doesn't know h

spoke live in the toll plaza if oakland, allen, abc 7 news. >> good to hear thank you allen. >> this evening drive home was grueling for many drivers. watch live on a before c 7 news at 6:00. south on highway 101 on the about instant la. 10:00 o'clock san mateo bridge east bay during abc 7 news this evening. it took our engineer behind the wheel 30 minutes to get from one end of the bridge to the other. 7 morning fuss traffic anchor says we can expect more of the same tomorrow. >> 238 to 8 80 to get to you the bridge that was particularly busy today. folks also heading in the northbound direction to get to the richmond san rafael bridge then coming down through marin to get to san francisco. so we did see those particular areas pretty busy. >> and those roads would have been even pr crowded if all of these people had decided to drive as well. this is photo of packed bart train tonight. taken by one of the directors chris i don't know son half hour ago leaving embarcadero station in san francisco. really unusual to see a train this full this late. bart is reporting l 3 97,000 riders h

spoke live in the toll plaza if oakland, allen, abc 7 news. >> good to hear thank you allen. >> this evening drive home was grueling for many drivers. watch live on a before c 7 news at 6:00. south on highway 101 on the about instant la. 10:00 o'clock san mateo bridge east bay during abc 7 news this evening. it took our engineer behind the wheel 30 minutes to get from one end of the bridge to the other. 7 morning fuss traffic anchor says we can expect more of the same tomorrow. >> 238 to 8 80 to get to you the bridge that was particularly busy today. folks also heading in the northbound direction to get to the richmond san rafael bridge then coming down through marin to get to san francisco. so we did see those particular areas pretty busy. >> and those roads would have been even pr crowded if all of these people had decided to drive as well. this is photo of packed bart train tonight. taken by one of the directors chris i don't know son half hour ago leaving embarcadero station in san francisco. really unusual to see a train this full this late. bart is reporting l 3 97,000 riders h

reporting live in oakland, kira klapper, abc 7 news. >>> many questions remain unanswered after two gunmen opened fire on victims at 11th d d streets just after 1:00 this morning. they've released fe details about the city's first two homicides of the ye. it sits between the b.a.r.t. tracks and railroad tracks belonging to union pacific. one longtime redent says violence is rare around his neighborhood. >> not that i could ever say don't go here, don't go there. we walk the dog. there's people walking dogs, kids playing in the park >> no arrests have been made in the cas the alada county coroner has not released the names of the viims. >>> we have video tonight of the moment the 22-year-old san jose man was shot to death. we won't show you that exact moment, but here is video leading up to it. family members say ramon garcia, a father of fiv had gotten into an argument witha man yesterday afternoon with a man near st. jam park. you can see garc get off his bicle and back up against a car. thgunman chases him down and shoots garcia in the head. his aunt says gcia was trying to turn his life

spoke live in the toll plaza if oakland, allen, abc 7 news. >> good to hear thank you allen. >> this evening drive home was grueling for many drivers. watch live on a before c 7 news at 6:00. south on highway 101 on the about instant la. 10:00 o'clock san mateo bridge east bay during abc 7 news this evening. it took our engineer behind the wheel 30 minutes to get from one end of the bridge to the other. 7 morning fuss traffic anchor says we can expect more of the same tomorrow. >> 238 to 8 80 to get to you the bridge that was particularly busy today. folks also heading in the northbound direction to get to the richmond san rafael bridge then coming down through marin to get to san francisco. so we did see those particular areas pretty busy. >> and those roads would have been even pr crowded if all of these people had decided to drive as well. this is photo of packed bart train tonight. taken by one of the directors chris i don't know son half hour ago leaving embarcadero station in san francisco. really unusual to see a train this full this late. bart is reporting l 3 97,000 riders h

reporting live in oakland, amy ollyfield, abc news. >>> friends and family have set up a fund in her memory. it will go towards the care and education of her teenage daughter. go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >>> happening now, the man accused of murdering four women decades ago is in marin county court. joseph naso is representing himself. he did not show any emotion on wednesday. he was charged with the murder of four prostitutes in the 1970s while posing as a professional photographer. >>> just before midnight on 100 avenue near san leandro street east of the airport, a woman -- sorry. these are not the pictures. a woman was found shot to death inside a car. a man was also shot and taken to the hospital. the police have not released the woman's name. they are looking for any leads on a suspect and motive. funeral services are under way this morning for 1-year-old drew jackson and his father, 20-year-old andrew thomas of fresno. both were gunned down in oakland last week. they were visiting family at a home on gorley avenue when someone shot through a bedroom avenue ju

reporting live in oakland, kira klapper, abc 7 news. >>> many questions remain unanswered after two gunmen opened fire on victims at 11th and d streets just after 1:00 this morning. they've released few details about the city's first two homicides of the year. it sits between the b.a.r.t. tracks and railroad tracks belonging to union pacific. one longtime resident says violence is rare around his neighborhood. >> not that i could ever say don't go here, don't go there. we walk the dog. there's people walking dogs, kids playing in the park. >> no arrests have been made in the case. the alameda county coroner has not released the names of the victims. >>> we have video tonight of the moment the 22-year-old san jose man was shot to death. we won't show you that exact moment, but here is video leading up to it. family members say ramon garcia, a father of five, had gotten into an argument with a man yesterday afternoon with a man near st. james park. you can see garcia get off his bicycle and back up against a car. the gunman chases him down and shoots garcia in the head. his aunt says garcia

i've in oakland, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >>> the complete bay bridge closure will start late in the evening wednesday, august 28th it will last for up to five full days over the long labor day holiday. the bridge suspected to be reopened by tuesday, september 3rd, the day after labor day. >>>. >>> visit abcnews.com for a detailed look at commuter resources on b.a.r.t., ac transit and bay ferry. you can also explore the realtime traffic maps to see where the worst gridlock is during the closure. as soon as the bridge opens we will notify our twitter followers. >>> still to come, the proposed fix to prevent another flash freeze on wall street. and -- >> what we've seen indicates this is clearly a big event. >> sounding off on syria the president responds to growing pressure to intervene in damascus. >> and the historic at humana, our medicare agents sit down with you and ask. being active. and being with this guy. [ male announcer ] getting to know you is how we help you choose the humana medicare plan that works best for you. mi familia. ♪ [ male announcer ] we want to help you achie

in oakland, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> if there is another b.a.r.t. strike, we put together a range of resources for you at abc7news.com. you can also download our traffic app to help you negotiate. >>> new at 11:00, a home destroyed by fire tonight. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. it started just been 7:00. firefighters say a child left a candle unattended. flames engulfed the house by the time firefighters arrived. crews had to remove people from the street from a sparking power line as well. >>> we got a look at the bay bridge. forcing officials to delay the opening. abc 7 news reporter heather got a look at the equipment that would repair this major problem. heather? >> reporter: carolyn, out there in the darkness is the new bay bridge just waiting to be lit up, so close to being ready to accept cars on it. out at mare island. the facility where the fix is being made has a long history of submarine making. now its takes it's place in bridge history. inside xkp engineering, 35,000 square foot machine shop, a slab is slowly

in oakland, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> if there is another b.a.r.t. strike, we put together a range of resources for you at abc7news.com. you can also download our traffic app to help you negotiate. >>> new at 11:00, a home destroyed by fire tonight. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. it started just been 7:00. firefighters say a child left a candle unattended. flames engulfed the house by the time firefighters arrived. crews had to remove people from the street from a sparking power line as well. >>> we got a look at the bay bridge. forcing officials to delay the opening. abc 7 news reporter heather got a look at the equipment that would repair this major problem. heather? >> reporter: carolyn, out there in the darkness is the new bay bridge just waiting to be lit up, so close to being ready to accept cars on it. out at mare island. the facility where the fix is being made has a long history of submarine making. now its takes it's place in bridge history. inside xkp engineering, 35,000 square foot machine shop, a slab is slowly

in oakland, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> if there is another b.a.r.t. strike, we put together a range of resources for you at abc7news.com. you can also download our traffic app to help you negotiate. >>> new at 11:00, a home destroyed by fire tonight. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. it started just been 7:00. firefighters say a child left a candle unattended. flames engulfed the house by the time firefighters arrived. crews had to remove people from the street from a sparking power line as well. >>> we got a look at the bay bridge. forcing officials to delay the opening. abc 7 news reporter heather got a look at the equipment that would repair this major problem. heather? >> reporter: carolyn, out there in the darkness is the new bay bridge just waiting to be lit up, so close to being ready to accept cars on it. out at mare island. the facility where the fix is being made has a long history of submarine making. now its takes it's place in bridge history. inside xkp engineering, 35,000 square foot machine shop, a slab is slowly

abc 7 news vic, thank you very much. an attorney and close friend of missing oakland woman told abc 7 news police are questioning a person of interest in this case. the man who abc 7 news is not identifying at this point. is a registered sex offender. he got back in touch with her. she hasn't been seen since sunday when she told her daughter she was running to the drug store and never returned. authorities working several leads and located his car and cell phone. family members believe she will turn up we're remaining optimistic she is being held against her will but is safe and will be returned to us. >> a tip line has been set up. there is also an e mail address, find sandra coke @ gmail.com. all of the information is posted on our web site. >> we're following breaking news right now. skyline college closed for the evening, classes are cancelled. about an hour and a half ago police lockown the campus because of reports of a man near the college with a weapon. about 20 minutes ago the college posted a message letting students know classes have been cancelled. >> they're talking again but there is no indication bart and

abc 7 news vic, thank you very much. an attorney and close friend of missing oakland woman told abc 7 news police are questioning a person of interest in this case. the man who abc 7 news is not identifying at this point. is a registered sex offender. he got back in touch with her. she hasn't been seen since sunday when she told her daughter she was running to the drug store and never returned. authorities working several leads and located his car and cell phone. family members believe she will turn up we're remaining optimistic she is being held against her will but is safe and will be returned to us. >> a tip line has been set up. there is also an e mail address, find sandra coke @ gmail.com. all of the information is posted on our web site. >> we're following breaking news right now. skyline college closed for the evening, classes are cancelled. about an hour and a half ago police locked down the campus because of reports of a man near the college with a weapon. about 20 minutes ago the college posted a message letting students know classes have been cancelled. >> they're talking again but there is no indication bart

in oakland wayne abc 7 news. >> is ac transit offering extra bus service to east bay bart station to help people get across the bay bridge or the bay rather during the shut dow down. bart will be operating trains around the clock during the closure. and san francisco bay ferry is expanding its schedule. now if you need to drive during the shut down, down load abc exclusive ways app. traffic app we have and remember to follow us on twitter at breaking news. 7 news bay area pardon me. we'll keep you up to date the entire weekend now the bridge will be closed for 5 days over the holiday weekend. that closure will start late in the evening on wednesday august the 28th. the bridge will reopen by tuesday september 3rd. that's the day after labor day. again ac transit will be offering extra bus service. a number of ways to get around go to our web site for complete information on the big bay bridge shut down and reopen keep you up to date. >> more to get to tonight. radio prank gets personal. coming up next why you could say things are looking up. now for san diego embattled mayor. >> pulli

less have to come from somewhere else and right now federal and state funds are unavailable n oakland, serge, abc news. >> the governor has the authority to call a 60-day off period, but he has not received a request electric either bart or the union. >>> carpooling could be the key to reducing traffic congestion if there is a trike. officials expect 10% more traffic this time compared to the first strike last month. many commuters are expected to turn to ride sharing apps to find rides. during the last strike the sidecar uber and lift found a 50% increase in drivers and riders. the ride sharing app carma is offering cash back for those who sign up. another option is ferries, the sfa ferry will run extra ferries. there will be 13 vessels system-wide instead of the normal eight. golden gate transition will not have additional service but two of its boats will be used by bay ferry. other public transit agencies are gearing up for the possibility of a bart strike. sam tran said it would provide a shuttle service from daly city and bart station to san francisco. cal trains may add additional service

abc 7 news is live in oakland tonight with the latest. wayne? >> labor day is a possibility.a possibility. we won't know until a meeting here on thursday. a public meeting as they say. let's show you video at the root of this, as you said those bolts that forced engineers to postpone that opening changed yesterday after a letter from u.s. department of transportation suggesting a temporary fix, those shims would render the bridge safe enough to open for traffic. so what is the date? labor day? all we know is that it's tied to temporary fix here is randy wrenchler just moments ago. >> i think the important thing is that it's going to be earlier than december 10th but the decision made about which weekend has been has not been made. the issue if you get it labor day that is a short notice. lives are we affect something. >> so that would be a little indication of what is going on. 24 years began the process. there is an end in site. it's over the horizon at this point. as of now the committee says they're going keep it fairly modest. the key, they say is getting this bridge open

oakland. >> this is video with abc 7. >> it all happened shortly after six tonight. >> police still investigating>> an unprecedented move by the u.s. government based on a ort lied to kaeld -- alkied-qaeda. >> sources say there is evidence of a terrorist threat so significant a really global alert is out for all american travelers with the fear something could happen. >> this came less than a day after the department announced it was closing many diplomatic missions through at least sunday. >> 21 consulates and embassies in all, most in the middle east, including yemen where the plot may becoming from, also egypt, saudi arabia, and libya. >> it's my understanding that it is al-qaeda linked, and the threat emanates in the middle east and in central asia. >> and now that it's in the public domain that the embassies will be closed and there's a travel alert for americans traveling abroad, there's some understanding of the seriousness of the threat. >> there are few details but sources say there's credible information that al-qaeda might be planning an attack soon. >> security worldwide has been incr

in oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> the bridge will be closed for five days over the holiday weekend. that closure will start late in the evening on wednesday, august 28. the bridge will reopen by tuesday, september 3, the day after labor day. ac transit is offering extra bus service to eastern bay bart stations to help people get across the bay during the shutdown. bart will be operating trains around the clock during the closure, and san francisco bay area is expanding its schedule. if you need to drive during the shutdown, download abc 7's exclusive ways traffic app to get around the gridlock. and remember to follow us on twitter for bay bridge updates. it's hard to believe the time has actually come. it's going to be crazy when that happens that weekend. weatherwise, crazy now. >> it's getting there. you know, we have increased fire danger the next couple of days, and no red flag warnings yet, but they could be issued. in fact, probably for sacramento and we'll see about the bay area. but live doppler 7 hd, despite our dry forecast picking up a little bit of moisture in the upper

oakland. he was charged with robbery, assault and battery. he'll be arraigned next month. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> now, as for the woman kicked so savagely, we understand she's recovering at her home in the central valley. >>> a wildfire on the lawrence livermore lab property destroyed a trailer. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. the fire broke out before 4:00 known as site 300. it's near the explosive testing area. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> well, here we go again. this is a fed ex -- we'll get to that story in a moment. let me pass this along. what you're looking at here is in fed ex truck driver that was being checked out because of an explosion he felt. some sort of strange little incident. it turned out an m-80 firecracker was thrown under the van. nothing in the van exploded. he was allowed to continue on his way. no harm, no foul. >>> well, here we go again as i was saying. b.a.r.t. unions say if they go on strike, they'll let the public know by tomorrow night at midnight when a 72-hour strike notice would begin. advance notice that the trains would

oakland. good evening. >> like many of the killings there is no way to explain the reckless wanton nature of the violence. abc at oakland want to latest from police. nick, just seems to keep happening. >> everyone here is upset. the police chief and the mayor just had a meeting outside of youth uprising to engage the youth to see how to talk to young people in the community and ask them offer suggestions on how to curve violence. the shots rang out when someone came into the backyard on the heels an 8-year-old who was shot and killed in east oakland. now i want to you know who years ago tomorrow a 3-year-old was murdered here in east oakland. take a look. two latest victims, this is a 20-year-old and his 1-year-old son, drew. thomas andmc. his son were both here from visiting from fresno. they were here for a family birthday party staying for the funeral of a cousin who was shot and killed last weekend. no now the aunt says it was late, everyone was asleep someone started shooting into the house. bullets hit the 20-year-old and the baby he was still breathing when they took him out of here. i called 911. then

two hours of extreme weight loss followed by body of proof then, join us for abc 7 news at 11:00.3eg8k the question is the oaklandool district sitting on really hot real estate? tomorrow the board will vote on a plan on how to best manage its assets. abc 7 news here now with a preview. >> oakland unified is one of the largest property owners in that city. any time new homes are built a school would be put nchl the school district owns 108 properties on 525 acres of land. what the board wants to do is decide if the school district should sell the district closed some schools then you have the administrative offices at 1025, 2nd avenue that. building almost sold to a developer back eat. the community octobered and reets yees lent -- waits flooded. there was so much damage it's been closed for months now. the district owes $65 million from a loan it had to take out in 2002 because of financial mismanagement. so what they want to know is how to get the biggest bang for our buck. >> they held a special set of hearings in april and may. we heard from unions and spokesman from the development community they said you've

abc 7 news. >> family of a missing oakland woman meeting with reporter to try to get out more information aboutr. her family released two new photos of her. she was last seen in her home in north oakland sunday evening. she's 50 years old wearing a black and white shirt with dark jeans. she's a death penalty expert and an investigator with the federal defender's office. her loved ones say she would never leave her daughter alone. she's never gone missing before. police found her 2007 mini cooper yesterday in a parking lot on 3 street in oakland you're going to hear from her family tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. our reporting continues on twitter. >> vac waigs orders remain in place for residents threatened by a fire in riverside county. so called falls fire charred nearly 1500 ache jers just about 20% contained now. it broke out in cleveland national forest forcing evacuations in communities of lakeland village, decker canyon. calmer winds helping crews keep the fire away from dozens of homes now. >> crews struggling to contain fires north of us. two adjacent places are burning west of mount s

at oakland police headquarters nick smith abc 7 news. >> breaking news to tell you about in san franciscolook at this, city building that houses a transportation agency has been evacuated. folks out on the street because of a kind of chemical irritation witnesses say people came out of the building coughing this afternoon. officials say up to 23 people experienced respiratory issues. a team is still trying to find the source of the problem, muni service is being rerouting we're going to continue to break details onthe air and online. >> a judgey(= ordered amid papl to be place ntd hospital potential for for his life. he pleaded guilty to first degree murder he drove to san francisco and hit more than a dozen people there. a judge ruled he was not guilty by reason of insanity. he has a history of mental illness. >> police are looking for leads in the sexual assault of a woman wednesday morning just after midnight of the victim was walking alochblt investigators describe hims a white man with a tan, six feet tall, weighing 200 pounds with dirty blond hair and a mohawk hair style. we want t

abc 7 news. >> family of a missing oakland woman meeting with reporter to try to get out more information aboutr. her family released two new photos of her. she was last seen in her home in north oakland sunday evening. she's 50 years old wearing a black and white shirt with dark jeans. she's a death penalty expert and an investigator with the federal defender's office. her loved ones say she would never leave her daughter alone. she's never gone missing before. police found her 2007 mini cooper yesterday in a parking lot on 3 street in oakland you're going to hear from her family tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. our reporting continues on twitter. >> vac waigs orders remain in place for residents threatened by a fire in riverside county. so called falls fire charred nearly 1500 ache jers just about 20% contained now. it broke out in cleveland national forest forcing evacuations in communities of lakeland village, decker canyon. calmer winds helping crews keep the fire away from dozens of homes now. >> crews struggling to contain fires north of us. two adjacent places are burning west of mount s

abc 7 news is live from oakland tonight with more on the shooting and operation. >> in just the lastr there have been shootings throughout east oakland this, afternoon, gunfire claimed live of a victim. and, this just as police cracked down on their criminals through operation cease fire. >> as soon as i heard the two shots i knew. >> investigators aren't saying much about this neighborhood only confirming the male victim was struck at least once. crime scene investigators peppered the scene with evidence markers officers kansased for witness autos just make meez nervous there are kids. first time in two years i've ever heard gunshots. >> her concerns what are police are trying to address through community policing. efforts to reduce crime and violence was the subject of a series of early morning warrant sweeps.mcm >> very violent activity. the chief says investigators have identified the most violent offenders who are associated with gangs, homicides, shootings and robberies throughout the city. >> still conducting searches to see what kind of evidence was recovered. >> several warr

abc 7 news is live in oakland where negotiations continue. cornell? >> that is right smrks reps arrived with luggage packed. pressure building to reach a deal. senators feinstein and boxer issued a statement urging both sides to get together rkt get a deal done, now. governor brown ordered a fact finding board. >> we have information to hammer out a deal. our team prepared to stay. >> that won't be easy. both sides are still far apart on terms of a new contract. >> we need agreements on overtime rules and other things but this doesn't mean it can't happen. >> unless there is a break through by sunday it seems inevitable he will order a 60 day cooling off period. a sign the board then issue that had cooling off allowing both sides top reach a deal. in cases they have. >> i'm not in agreement. i don't believe we have right to hold passengers hostage. >> a strike could be called by bart unions. >> we'll do our best. we want the public to be warned we asked riders to deliver their own message. >> i would say get it together so we can get to work. >> i thi

and these are the things that i received when abc was at the ferry building, was at the ferry building and over at oakland city center before they lost that account. i understand the economics of it, but i'm asking the board, as my colleagues on the [speaker not understood], keep a close eye on abc. i guess what i'm saying to you is i'm not in favor of abc. i also work for securitas. they are no angels, i can tell you. they're a lot better than abc. thank you. >>> good evening, members of the board. my name is bob neil. i come before you not as a union official but as a member of the rank and file. the security contract is switching here with the unified school district. i work in an industry which is frequently run by duplicitous people. therefore, people who work in this industry must always be alert, aware. sometimes, yes, we even have to expect the absolute worst. abc security is a company which is known for its duplicity. what we're asking is that we understand you're going to go with abc security, but we're asking for your oversight on this matter to make sure that these people that work for you cur